A dangerous fire aboard container ship MOL Prestige (IMO 9321029) in 2018 was caused by inadequate maintenance, Canada’s Transportation Safety Bureau (TSB) has concluded On January 31st 2018, a fire broke out in the engine room of the MOL Prestige while she was under way about 150 nm to the...
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Ship casualties look likely from Beirut blast
At least four ships – Jouri (IMO 9174475) City of Rome (IMO 9174763) Raouf H (IMO 8325535) and Mero Star IMO 8321682) could have been moored in the vicinity of Tuesday’s massive explosion in the port of Beirut, which looks to have put the port out of action for the foreseeable future. Lebanon has...
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Marine accident round-up : 5th August 2020
Swells around grounded bulk carrier Wakashio (IMO 9337119) off Mauritius has led to increased vigilance. Ocean water has been battering Mauritian waters since early on August 2nd. A staff of 20 salvors were assessing the damage. Repair work should begin this week. There were hopes that refloating...
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Several vessels near to location of huge explosion in port of Beirut
A massive explosion struck the port of Beirut in the early evening of Tuesday August 4th. Lloyds List Intelligence and Marine Traffic listed the following vessels as being close to or at the port at the time of the explosion. The largest vessel close to the explosion was CMA CGM Lyra (IMO 9410806)...
Crew members on Wakashio test negative for Covid-19
The 20 crew members of the Wakashio (IMO 9337119), which grounded on the reefs of Pointe-D’Esny, Mauritius, on July 25th, tested negative in an initial screening on July 29th. A 300-metre boom has been placed around the perimeters of the ship, but so far there is no sign of an oil leak. The traces...
Supreme Court will hear owners’ appeal in case of the CMA CGM Libra
Quadrant Chambers reports that the UK Supreme Court will hear the shipowners’ appeal from the decision in Alize 1954 v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG (The CMA CGM LIBRA) [2020] EWCA Civ 293, after granting permission to appeal. The appeal will consider the legal test for unseaworthiness, the...
W K Webster launches US Hull & Marine Liability Claims service
Marine and transit claims consultants WK Webster, which has hub offices in London, Singapore and New York, plus other offices in Rotterdam and Los Angeles, has launched a US Hull and Marine Liability Claims Service, based in New York. The new service will initially be staffed by William (“Liam”)...
US Coast Guard rescues ro-ro cargo ship after mayday call
Ro-ro cargo ship Island Express (IMO 8716954) was aided by the US Coast Guard at Sector San Juan after the master reported a broken pipe and that about 75% of the bilges were full of water. The incident occurred during the afternoon of July 29th, shortly after the vessel left San Juan, Puerto Rico,...
Salvage of Golden Ray suspended due to Covid-19 and hurricane season
The removal of the wreck of capsized car carrier Golden Ray (IMO 9775816) from St Simon’s Sound off Brunswick, Georgia, USA, has been suspended because of the combined impacts of the hurricane season and the Covid-19 pandemic, the Unified Command has announced. It was announced earlier this month...
Marine accident round-up : 28th July 2020
The search for missing bulk carrier Nur Allya (IMO 9245237), which is presumed to have sunk, was resumed on July 11th by the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology, the National Transportation Safety Commission (KNKT) and the owner of the vessel. A maritime survey was carried out...
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